Toy pistol



Dec. 11, 1951 L. AHMANSON 2,578,029

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-UNITED STATES PATENT GFFICE y TOY PISTOL Leonard Ahmanson, Washington, D. C.

ApplicationrFebruary 8, 1951, Serial No. 210,042

1 Claim.

This invention relates to -a toy, and more particularly toga toy pistol.

The object of this invention is to provide a toy pistol which has a realistic appearance, and wherein dummy cartridges will be automatically ejected from the toy to simulate the ring'or operation of a pistol.

Another object of the invention is to provide a toy pistol which can be manually actuated to cause a plurality lof dummy cartridges to be ejected one at a time, the toy pistol of the present invention being adapted to receive and hold a plurality of the cartridges when the toy pistol is to be loaded, whereby a child or other person will be provided with a safe source of recreation or amusement.

A further object of the invention is to provide a toy pistol which is extremely simple and inex- .pensive to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application, and in which like numerals are used to designate like parts throughout the same:

Figure l is a longitudinal sectional view taken through the toy pistol constructed according to the present invention;

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the toy pistol constructed according to the present invention;

Figure 3 is a front elevational view of the toy pistol.

Referring in detail to the drawings, there is shown a toy pistol which may be fabricated of any suitable material such as metal or plastic. The toy pistol of the present invention includes a pair of similar sections IIJ and II. For maintaining these sections I and |I connected to-v gether, suitable ears I2 project from the section II, or are formed integrally therewith, and clips I4 extend from the other section III. The clips I4 are adapted to be bent over the ears I2, whereby the parts will be maintained connected together. The toy pistol further includes a forwardly extending barrel I5 and a handle portion I6 which is adapted to be conveniently gripped in the users hand. The handle portion I6 is hollow so as to provide a cartridge chamber I1 for a purpose to be later described. The pistol is further provided with an opening I8 through which the ejected cartridges are adapted to be discharged.

Arranged in the chamber or compartment I1 is a plurality of dummy cartridges I9 which may be 4fabricated of any suitable material. A plate 20 is` slidably arranged in the chamber I1, and

rIvhe toy pistol further includes an inclined extension 23 which has a pointed tooth 24 projecting therefrom, Figure 1. Thus, as the dummy cartridges I9 move upwardly in the chamber I1, the rear ends of these cartridges will engage the tooth 24 so that the cartridges will be ejected and discharged rearwardly through the opening I8.

Arranged forwardly of the extension 23 is a wall member 25, and the wall member 25 is provided with an opening 26. Arranged in front of the wall member 25 and positioned in the barrel I5 is a partition 21 being provided with an opening 28 which is arranged in alignment with the opening 26. A rod 29 is slidably arranged in the barrel I5, and the rod 29 slidably projects through the openings 28 and 2S. Formed integrally with the rod 29 or secured thereto is a. shoulder 30, and the shoulder 30 is adapted to abut the extension 25 to limit rearward move ment of the rod 29. A coil spring 3| is circumposed on the front end of the rod 29, and the coil spring 3| has one end connected to the partition 21, while the front end of the coil spring 3| is connected to a washer 32 which is arranged on the tip ofthe rod 29.

Extending between the bottom of the barrel I5 and the handle I5 is an arcuate trigger bar 33. A movable trigger 34 is pivotally connected to the barrel I5 by a pin 35, and the upper end of the trigger 34 is adapted to selectively engage a lug 35. The lug 35 is pivotally connected to the bottom of a rod 39 by means of a pivot pin 31. Extending betWeen'the barrel I5 and the trigger 34 and secured thereto is a coil spring 3B.

In use, to load the toy pistol, the back end of the dummy-cartridge or shell I9 is inserted through the opening I8 so that it slips under the tooth or lip 24. The front end of the cartridge I9 is pushed down against the trigger pin or rod 29 with one hand, and then the trigger 34 is actuated or pivoted in a counterclockwise direction forcing the rod 29 forwardly and allowing the cartridge |9 to come down in place beneath the rear end of the rod 29, after it returns to its normal position. This is repeated until the chamber I'i is loaded with a plurality of the cartridges I9. Then, in operation, the trigger 34 is actuated to push the rod 29 forwardly so that the spring member 2| will cause one of the cartridges 29 to vbe ejected in a tumbling manner the trigger, f34 zto return;v to its normaljposfitionq- Thus, therehas been provided a toy pistol ,which is constructed so that dummy cartridges will be automatically ejected from the toy upon aetuation thereof, to thereby simulate the firing oa,`

real pitsol.

What is claimed is:

A toy pistol comprising a pair roflsections, con-3 nected together to denne a hollow handlefhavingA a cartridge chamber therein, a barrel projectingqg;

forwardly from said handlefand connected theretoi-.yan arcuate triggerA guard,connectedto.said barrel v,and handle, a plurality of VVcartridges ar- Y rangedirrsuperimposed relation in said` chamber, .v

a plate.movably mounted in said chamberand engaging the lowermostvyof said cartridges, a

springm ember for normally urging Ysaid` plate upwardly in Y said y chamber, 1 a pointedv tooth secured,in,said .chamber adjacent the ruppenend..

thereofgvforsengaging the rear ends .of said 'cartridgeqsfthere being Jvan opening. `on the y top iside'. 3c

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i 4 of the pistol for the discharge therethrough of the ejected cartridges, there being a wall arranged rearwardly in said barrel and provided with an opening, a partition arranged in spaced relation forwardly of said wall and provided with an opening for registering with the opening in said Wall, a rod slidably disposed in said openings and having the rear end thereof normally disposed in said chamber and above the cartridgesaforfretaining saidfcartridgesin` said superimposedrlrelation, said-trod havingfva shoulder to abtu against said wall to limit the rear movement of said rod, a coil spring circumposed on saidmk rod and connected to the forward end 'thereof and to said partition for urging said rod REFERENCES l CITED Thesiollowing reference1 isv of A record in the le of this patent:

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